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Senior Quality Engineer | Injection Molding

Michael Page
  • Akron, OH
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1 day ago

Job Description

  • Lead quality engineering activities for new product launches, engineering changes, and existing production programs, ensuring effective quality planning, validation, and manufacturing readiness.
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance quality system documentation, including inspection plans, control plans, work instructions, process flows, procedures, and testing requirements.
  • Drive complex corrective and preventive action initiatives through structured root cause analysis and data-driven problem-solving methodologies.
  • Monitor and improve process performance by analyzing capability, variation, and defect trends using statistical tools and quality metrics.
  • Facilitate risk assessments, PFMEA activities, process reviews, and error-proofing initiatives to strengthen process controls and reduce quality risks.
  • Plan and execute product, process, and equipment qualification activities to ensure compliance with customer and operational requirements.
  • Lead investigations into customer complaints, internal quality issues, and nonconformances, coordinating containment actions and long-term corrective measures.
  • Provide technical guidance on material dispositions, deviations, rework, and scrap decisions while ensuring compliance with quality standards and documentation requirements.
  • Manage supplier quality performance through audits, scorecards, performance reviews, and collaborative improvement initiatives.
  • Champion continuous improvement efforts utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, and other quality methodologies to reduce defects, improve efficiency, and lower the cost of poor quality.
  • Oversee calibration and validation programs for CMMs, metrology equipment, and precision measurement systems to ensure measurement accuracy and reliability.
  • Develop and present quality performance reports, audit findings, trend analyses, and improvement recommendations to leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Build strong working relationships with customers and serve as a key point of contact for quality-related matters.
  • Support compliance with quality management systems and applicable industry standards through internal audits, external audits, corrective actions, and continuous system improvements.
  • Mentor and develop quality engineers, inspectors, and operations personnel by providing coaching, technical guidance, and quality-focused training.
  • Partner with engineering, operations, maintenance, and supply chain teams to resolve quality issues and optimize manufacturing processes.
  • Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
  • Perform additional projects and responsibilities as needed to support quality, operational, and business objectives.



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Chance to join a rapidly growing company with strong customer baseCompany that invests heavily into it's employees
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
  • 6+ years of progressive Quality Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably supporting injection molding operations.
  • Proven success leading complex quality initiatives, corrective actions, root cause investigations, and cross-functional process improvement projects.
  • Strong working knowledge of quality management systems and methodologies, including ISO 9001, SPC, TQM, DOE, APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and Continuous Improvement practices.
  • Experience analyzing process capability, driving quality improvements, and utilizing statistical methods to support data-driven decision-making.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T specifications.
  • Hands-on experience with CMMs, precision measurement equipment, metrology systems, and quality inspection processes.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
  • Experience with quality and statistical software, including Minitab, PC-DMIS, PolyWorks, CAD, or similar tools, preferred.
  • Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification preferred.
  • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification desired.

Our client is a privately held U.S.-based manufacturer specializes in custom injection molding and full-service contract manufacturing for OEM customers across a wide range of industries, including medical devices, industrial equipment, automotive components, electronics, and automation systems. The company is known for its engineering expertise, ISO 9001-certified quality standards, comprehensive production capabilities-from design and tooling through molding, assembly, finishing, and testing-and its commitment to delivering complex manufacturing solutions that improve customer efficiency, quality, and speed to market.

  • Salary roughly up to $110k depending on experience
  • Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • And more!

Numbers & Facts

LocationAkron, OH
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1976
Websitehttp://www.michaelpage.com/

About Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the Americas, UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

In the US, we focus on the areas of:

  • Advisory
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Legal
  • Marketing
  • Page Personnel Office Support
  • Oil and Gas
  • Procurement and Supply Chain
  • Real Estate and Construction
  • Sales

Skills

  • Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)unmatched
  • American Society for Quality (ASQ)unmatched
  • Auditingunmatched
  • Automation Systemsunmatched
  • CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
  • Calibrationunmatched
  • Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)unmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)unmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Contract Manufacturingunmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Dental Insuranceunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electronicsunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Engineering Drawingunmatched
  • External Auditunmatched
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancingunmatched
  • ISO 9001unmatched
  • Industry Standardsunmatched
  • Injection Moldingunmatched
  • Internal Auditunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
  • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
  • Machine Toolunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
  • Medical Equipmentunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Metrologyunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
  • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Minitabunmatched
  • Molding Processesunmatched
  • OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Performance Managementunmatched
  • Performance Reviewsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Analysisunmatched
  • Process Capabilityunmatched
  • Process Control Engineeringunmatched
  • Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)unmatched
  • Process Flowunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Product Engineeringunmatched
  • Product Planningunmatched
  • Product/Service Launchunmatched
  • Proofreadingunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • Quality Controlunmatched
  • Quality Engineeringunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Quality Metricsunmatched
  • Risk Analysisunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • Scorecardingunmatched
  • Six Sigma Certificationunmatched
  • Six Sigma Championunmatched
  • Statistics Softwareunmatched
  • Structured Analysisunmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Systems Analysisunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
  • Test Requirementsunmatched
  • Total Quality Management (TQM)unmatched
  • Trend Analysisunmatched
  • United States Department of Energy (DOE)unmatched
  • Validation Planunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
  • Vision Planunmatched

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